Wojna Rosja-Ukraina

Both Russian troops in Ukraine and Ukrainian forces continue to suffer serious losses far behind the front lines as a result of the enemy's precision attacks using long-range missiles, the British Ministry of Defense said today.more

If Russia wins the war against Ukraine, "no one in Europe will be safe anymore" and "NATO's days would be numbered" - believe German political scientists Nico Lange and Carlo Masala. They presented scenarios of the development of the situation in a text published in the weekly "Die Zeit".more

"Vladimir Putin's people have tried to kill me five or six times and they still haven't given up on forcibly removing me from power," announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski in an interview with the British daily 'The Sun' published today.more

Prawie 20 tys. mężczyzn w wieku poborowym nielegalnie wyjechało z Ukrainy od rozpoczęcia rosyjskiej inwazji przeciwko temu krajowi - oszacował portal BBC. Ponad 21 tys. Ukraińców próbowało uciec, ale zostało złapanych - potwierdziła strona ukraińska.more

Former US President Donald Trump, who intends to run for president, presented an outline of his program and promised to end the war in Ukraine and stop the "endless stream of American funds flowing" to that country.more

The UK has imposed sanctions on a further 29 people and entities from Russia or third countries that enable Russia to finance the war in Ukraine. They covered primarily people and entities related to the extraction and trade of gold and crude oil.more

Operations in the final weeks of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued a trend that has been identified since the war began: the balance of power in land combat generally favors the defending side, the British Ministry of Defense said.more

The Wagner Group, which is now led by Yevgeny Prigozhin's son Pavel, is again recruiting fighters, the Ukrainian portal Suspilne reported yesterday, citing Russian media.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is finding it increasingly difficult to convince his partners that victory in the war with Russia is just around the corner, and with the outbreak of conflict in Israel, it is a major challenge to even keep the world's attention on Ukraine, wrote the US-based 'Time'.more

We have information that the Russian military is executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders and threatening to execute entire units that want to withdraw from Ukrainian fire, said John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council. He added that during the offensive on Avdiivka, the Russians lost 125 armored vehicles.more

The Russian defence ministry has begun recruiting women for the war in Ukraine as snipers and drone operators, the Kremlin-independent Russian portal Meduza reported yesterday.more

The West's unconditional support for Israel in the first days after the Hamas attack, without standing up for the rights of the Palestinians, makes it difficult to win the Global South to Ukraine's cause, said the Financial Times, based on interviews with many diplomats.more

Sponsorship arrangements for more than 130,000 Ukrainians who fled to UK are due to end next March.more

The West is helping Ukraine enough that it does not lose, but still not enough for it to win, so I am afraid that the war will drag on for a long time, said James Nixey, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London. Today marks 600 days since the Russian attack on Ukraine.more

It is very unlikely that any next wave of mobilization in Russia will take place before the presidential elections in March 2024, said the British Ministry of Defense. It added that Putin's army "is facing a mental health crisis, which has a negative impact on its combat effectiveness."more

Britain under a Labour government will support Ukraine until it is victorious in its defense war with Russia and will push for Kiev's admission to NATO, David Lammy and John Healey, who are in charge of foreign affairs and defense in the shadow cabinet, assured yesterday at the ongoing annual Labour conference in Liverpool.more

Russia's partnership with Iran has strengthened in recent years, which was almost certainly accelerated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said yesterday.more

I think that the moment is approaching when the production of NATO countries will reach a level that will allow for simultaneous permanent support for Ukraine and the reconstruction of its own capabilities. However, it is important that NATO also builds its capabilities to operate around the world, said British Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey.more

Yesterday, Duchess Kate visited the town of Bracknell in southeast England to meet Ukrainians living there who fled the war.more

Russian troops repelling the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhia Oblast introduced the so-called flexible defense, consisting in a controlled retreat from certain areas and then conducting counterattacks - reported the American newspaper "New York Times".more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explained yesterday that there are no current plans for British soldiers to start training Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine in the near future. This was suggested by the new Defense Minister Grant Shapps in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.more

"In Europe, we are entering a period in which the threat of the use of nuclear weapons has increased. We must take all threats and actions from Russia seriously, and not dismiss them as jokes," said Jessica Cox, head of NATO's nuclear policy, in Helsinki.more

The increase in defense spending planned by the Russian Ministry of Finance suggests that Russia is preparing for many more years of fighting in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said today.more

In recent weeks, up to hundreds of fighters previously linked to the private military company Wagner Group are believed to have returned to Ukraine as individuals and small groups, fighting for various pro-Russian outfits, the British Ministry of Defense said today.more

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the UN's main judicial body, yesterday held a public hearing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The case was brought to the ICJ by the authorities in Kiev.more